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Mystery call fuels fresh hope in hunt for Madeleine

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Original Source:  SCOTSMAN: 08 JUNE 2007
CAROLINE GAMMELL
Fri 8 Jun 2007
 
A MYSTERY phone call from a man claiming to know the whereabouts of the missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann could provide a new lead in the case, it emerged yesterday.

The caller provided such detail that Kate and Gerry McCann put their European search for their daughter on hold in case they needed to act.

The couple were informed of the potential development while in Germany, where they were appealing for information about their child.

It is 36 days since Madeleine was abducted from her bed in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz.

According to a Spanish police source, the "credible" call was taken from a man who wanted to speak directly to the McCanns.

The call was then traced to an unregistered pay-as-you-go phone from an unidentified country.

However, it is not thought the country is Morocco, where a previous possible sighting of Madeleine was reported.

The caller did not reveal his identity or nationality, but the information was considered important enough to alert Mr and Mrs McCann, the police source said.

At around 3pm on Wednesday, the McCanns - who were about to go to Tempelhof airport in Berlin to fly on to the Netherlands - were advised that the caller might try to contact them, so they stayed on at the British embassy.

The situation was so critical that it was felt they could not afford to be out of touch, even for an hour during the short flight.

At 6pm, journalists travelling in the eight-seater private jet with the McCanns were told by the flight crew that there might be a change in destination.

They revealed they had been asked to draw up a new flight plan involving a possible change from Amsterdam to East Midlands Airport.

It was thought the McCanns might need to return to the UK to talk to advisers about the call.

However, all efforts to re- establish contact with the man failed and the couple decided to go on to Amsterdam.

The McCanns left Berlin at 7.30pm, three hours later than planned, for the hour-long flight to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam to continue their search.

Mr and Mrs McCann are thought to be on standby, ready to return to the UK if necessary.

A Spanish police source said: "A man called saying he knew where Madeleine was and wanted to speak to the McCanns.

"This did not appear to be a crank call and the information was felt credible enough to warrant the couple being informed immediately."

A British police source said: "The McCanns were delayed in Berlin after information came into the inquiry which required their urgent attention.

"There was a possibility of a new line of communication being opened up and a flight back to the UK was discussed."

The source added: "The importance of this line of inquiry is still being assessed and attempts to re-establish contact are continuing."

The possible new lead came as the McCanns came to the end of the European section of their search for their daughter.

They have been to Italy, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands in a bid to raise awareness about her abduction. They plan to go to Morocco at the weekend.

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